Module 1: Leadership Identity and Vision
Goals:
- Become familiar with effective management models and tools that drive results in Human Services
- Understand the relationship between management and leadership
- Become familiar with the framework for effective management in Human Services
- Complete a self-assessment on the knowledge, skills and behaviors needed to be an effective manager in Human Services
- Develop a transfer of learning action plan that allows you to make the most of your learning experience
Module 2: Inclusive Leadership
Goals:
- Define and explain DEI principles as it applies to Inclusive Leadership
- Identify barriers to inclusive practices
- Develop strategies to address barriers
- Implement strategies to promote a culture of belonging
Module 3: Leveraging Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and Social Intelligence
Goals:
- Discuss results of 360 Assessment
- Become familiar with emotional intelligence and conscious leadership
- Examine the relationship between emotional intelligence and conscious leadership
- Complete a self-assessment emotional intelligence
- Examine emotional intelligence in teams
- Develop a transfer of learning action plan and commit to EQ leadership practices
Module 4: Promoting Teamwork
Goals:
- Identify ways to facilitate cooperation among team members to accomplish group goals
- Use a framework to build team trust
- Develop an action plan based on team behaviors
Module 5: Ethical Decision Making and Problem Solving
Goals:
- Examine the foundations of ethical leadership and decision making
- Explore the top reasons for ethical failures in organizations
- Explore and apply an ethical decision-making model
- Examine the benefits of critical thinking skills
- Learn a framework for applying critical thinking skills to problem solving
- Review how your perspective influences your thinking
- Practice critical thinking in the context of problem solving
Module 6: Systems Thinking/Leading in Context
Goals:
- Develop partnerships internally and externally in implementing sustainable systems change
- Learn frameworks to manage conflict and exercise influence
- Explore and practice a 6-step process for delivering feedback up, down and across the organization
Module 7: Leading Change
Goals:
- Establish, communicate, and implement an organizational vision in a continuously changing environment
- Apply a systems perspective to the process and drivers of implementing change
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous learning as a leader and address systems change issues
Module 8: Building Individual and Organizational Capacity
Goals:
- Apply concepts of a results-oriented culture and apply processes and resources to achieve accountability and measure results
- Examine the importance of the manager’s role in workforce development
- Review the needs of a stable, committed, and competent workforce
- Demonstrate commitment to continuous learning and address systems change issues
Add Value with One-on-One Coaching
Optional one-on-one coaching is available for participants for county classes in this program at an additional cost. Please contact your workforce development specialist for more information.
Coaching is required for Open Enrollment program offerings.
Course Code
509287